Health Equity and Access Weekly Roundup: May 18, 2024
May 18th 2024The US Senate hosted a panel addressing physician and health care shortages and efforts to increase minority representation in the medical field. An expert discussed initiatives to prevent senior homelessness. Advocates called for the repeal of the Comstock Act. Regulatory reforms are called for to improve rural cancer patients' access to pharmacies. Research reveals the impact of denials on patient access to immunology treatments.
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Dr Sachin Jain on the Changing Doctor-Patient Relationship and Middlemen in Health Care
September 1st 2023Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, president and CEO at SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, discussed the growing roles of middlemen between physicians and their patients in an increasingly complex system.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 8
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 7
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 6
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 5
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 4
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 3
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 2
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 1
January 25th 2022Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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With Diversification Advisory Council, SCAN Group Plans for Growth in Care for Older Adults
November 17th 2021To guide its growth and its forays into home-based care, SCAN Group recently announced a Diversification Advisory Council, a group of 6 leaders from inside and outside health care with expertise in health care technology, reimbursement, and consumer engagement.
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Expert Panel Offers Insight Into Multifaceted Approach to Addressing Health Care Disparities
October 19th 2021A panel of experts at AMCP Nexus 2021 explored multiple ways that health plans and providers can begin to address disparities in health care and offered recommendations on how to implement these tactics effectively.
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Aligning Patient-Centered Goals to Improve Quality of Care, Address Health Inequities
May 13th 2021Panelists of a session at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2021 Annual Meeting discuss challenges contributing to health inequities in patient care, particularly medication use quality, as well as efforts to improve these issues.
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Kathleen Sebelius Reflects on the ACA, Potential for Biden Health Reforms
February 16th 2021Former HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan, took time to reflect on the advent of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and examine the Biden administration’s opportunity to enact influential health policy on the first day of the 2021 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference.
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